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Saturday, May 21, 2011

According to a recent Evans Data survey, the use of the Java
programming language has increased among developers around the world

Although Java has been
recognized as the most popular and widely used programming language in the
world, a new study from Evans Data
indicates that Java use grew even more over the last year.
According to Evans Data,
Java enjoyed strong growth last year among developers in all regions. The largest
increase is in the Asia-Pacific region where developers using Java at least some
of the time has increased from 61 percent to 68 percent since the spring of
2010, Evans Data officials said. A similar increase of 7.6 percent occurred in
North America. In the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, the number of
total users has also increased, though to a smaller degree, Evans Data said.
“We’re seeing a definite
resurgence in Java development across all regions,” Janel Garvin, CEO of Evans
Data, said in a statement. This resurgence “correlates directly with the
increasing importance of the smartphone as a development target,” she added.
“Java is the most widely used language for smartphone development, and is well-suited
for most of the major platforms, including Android, Blackberry, Symbian and
cross-platform Web development. Asia-Pacific developers are slightly out in
front because smartphone development has been more deeply ingrained in that
region.”
Although total users has
increased in all regions, those who employ the language more than 50 percent of
the time has remained steady.
The Evans Data Global
Development study is based on an in-depth survey of over 1,200 software
developers worldwide. It has been conducted twice a year since 2000 and follows
development trends in three major regions. The latest volumes will be sent to
subscribers this month. The Table of
Contents is available for interested parties.